Improved ironing-board



N. PETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHFR WASH f GTON D C UNITED STATES4 PATENT OFFICE.

MISS S. A. MORT, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

IMPROVED IRONING-BOARD.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 57,170, dated August 14, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, S. A. MORT, of the city of Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented a new and [mproved Ironing-Board, adapted principally for the use of ladies dress and other skirts, shirtfronts, or any piece of clothing that requires to be ironed single, and, with the bonnet-block attached to the neck of the ironing-board, bonnets and other pieces of clothing may be iroed with great advantage, and I do here by declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in an improvement in the ordinary ironing-board, and over which it possesses many advantages. It is light and durable, and when extended it can be placed anywhere, and when not iu use can be folded to the Vcapacity of an ordinary board, which renders it very convenient.

Figure l is a perspective View. Fig. 2 is top of table; Fig. 25, side elevation; Fig." 4, end view; Fig. 5, top moved to side; Fig. 6, table closed; Fig. 7, front view.

A, board over which should be a case or slip drawn B, neck to which the pressingblockis attached by means of shoulder c, which is removable; d, block on which the neck rests, and to which it can be secured by means of a pin, as shown in Fig. 7.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The mode of constructing thc new and improved irouing-board is very simple. The legs G, Which'lsupport `the Wide end of board, (see Fig. 4,) are jointed by means of a stout screw or its equivalent, and at a sufficient distance from the top to admit of the fly f (to which the board is fastened in an adjustable manner by means of another screw) when folded. To one end of the fly there is attached a metallic plate, in the projecting part of which there is a receptacle for the accommodation of the shoulder cut on one of the cross-pieces, as shown in Fig. 4. The front part is jointed similar to the end or back part, only higher.

(See 7.)

J, rod, by means of which the board is suspended when removed from the rest d.

To prepare the table for use, raise the board, as in Fig. 3, pull the leg on which t-he shoulder is cut toward you sufciently far to accommodate the plate attached to the fly, then remove the pin which secures the board or neck to the rest d while in a folded position, and insert it below the joint, (see front view, Fig. 7,) where it will serve to secure to its place the block or rest d. Now raise the front part of board slightly and insert the hook ou the end of the rod f in the receptacle attached to the end of the board for that purpose.

To iron a dress or any similar article of clothing, move the board to one side, as shown in Fig. 5, place the article over it, place the board back again upon its rest, and proceed on same as on an ordinary board. Any one skilled in the use of the sad-iron Awill at a single glance. be able to comprehend its merits.

The combination ot' the leg G, the pressingblock H, neck B, rest d, shoulder c, pin fi, fly f, and rod J, all arranged as and for the purpose herein set forth.

S. A. MORT.

Witnesses:

Trios. D. MITCHELL, J. H. BAGGOTT. 

